Chow Mein Recipe
This homemade Chow Mein recipe is loaded with veggies and is just as tasty as your favorite Chinese restaurant, but is made in even less time!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Sauce
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons mirin Chinese cooking wine
- 3 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Noodles
- 1 pound chow mein noodles
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger freshly grated
- 3 scallions cut into 1-inch pieces, white and green pieces separated
- 3 stalks celery thinly sliced
- 5 ounces shiitake mushrooms
- 3 cups bok choy chopped (or green/Napa cabbage)
- Optional additions - bean sprouts carrots, snow peas, green onion, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, cabbage, shredded or chopped chicken/pork/beef, or shrimp
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together oyster sauce, soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, cornstarch, and sesame oil. Set aside.
- Prepare noodles according to package directions. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger and stir fry for 10-15 seconds. Add white parts of scallion, celery, and mushrooms, and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in bok choy until just wilted, about 1 minute.
- Stir in noodles and oyster sauce mixture and stir fry for 1 minute, tossing constantly. Add green parts of scallion and toss. Serve immediately.
Notes
Feel free to customize this recipe to your own personal tastes. We like to add carrots, snow peas, green onion, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, cabbage, shredded or chopped chicken/pork/beef, or shrimp.
Nutrition
Calories: 551kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1972mg | Potassium: 303mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2449IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 5mg
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